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THE ' OREGpN SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 10. ' 1SC3.
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Women's Clubs
andWorK
Baited Br Mr. Rank
Rev. Anna Shiw ---Tellsoi
the Campaign.;:.;
- 'Th friend of eejusl rtichU mad
magnificent campaign, which - i con
ceded even by the opponents to have
been the beet , cimpulin ever made in
" Oregon. The amendment wu defeated
by the Itauoc Interest and corporations,
, through a oorrupt political combina
tion. The unfair and -vulgar methods
used against . tt 'have made - Oregon
-' women stronger suffragists than erer
' before.. ' v i " 1 -
-Though the election sroused-g-great
- deal of local feeling. It was apparent
that the presence of the women, even
?had the same effect which Is so marked
la the equal suffrage states. In making
The election quieter.-
-' The combine against us was the most
-w--powerful ifvts-hloiot-h'-J
- Is estimated that fully a quarter of a
million dollars was put up to defeat
equal suffrage.- The opposition pulled
- every string, yet this "year they got only
per cent"pTThet6tal vote cast
' on the amendment lir Multnomah eoun
ty, whereas six years ago they got If
per- cent. . . - ' -
TV's shalt begin the next campaign
Immediately, and hope for 'success two
years hence. ." "7 ANNA H. SHAW.
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The Woman's Eachange ' " '
.Enlarges Ita Opportunitieji. .-;.' v
'-One- of Portland's rapidly growing
and most : beneficial -' Institutions - for
women- Is the Woman's exchange, - lo-
- catcd on Tenth and" Alder. Beginning
in a small way, by receiving needleworks
.. and prepared foods, and selling them
for the benefit of women who eould And
no market, but which were Just. what
everybody wanted. A little 'liter being
--offered foods which must be Immediate
ly used, a restaurant became a neces
: elty. Many remember the two or three
, tiny tables, which were tucked In be
tween the salesroom, and the ; Impro
vised kitchen, and the good : things
which were served by daintily-gowned
society' misses who had volunteered
their help to assist the good ' v
along. But the day of these small be
ginnings is past. The success of the
Woman's exchange, is assured and It
..- has now become no-f the established
and most beneficial institutions in the
' city. , . . .v.. ' -
It is in no senss of the word a char-
' liable institution, ---except that
broader . plain, of - philanthropy which
' 'teaches' and assists people to help
themselves, and along this line the
- association Is enlarging ita scope as Its
patronage Justifies . It In doing so. For
several months "the dining room hag
'- been the rendesvous for business men
at the noon hour never less than 100
taklnc lunch, and the question of more
"commodious Quarters fcad become a
- . serious one, until -the closing of the
school of domestic science for the
summer made It possible for the ex
change to secure this large room which
""" adjoins It It Is nowunderreplrs.
The food sold will be home cooked and
along the lines of exchange work, which
strictly observes the rule of receiving
and selling only the best grade of
' everything, whether It be fancy . work.
. useful garments or cooked foods.
- With larger accommodations another
branch of work has been added, which
. Is to receive and sell home preserved
' fruits, canned, conserved or made Into
. Jelly. This is one of the finest oppor
tunities - the association- hajretof-
fered to women who want to ' add to
. their income or have to earn a living.
' It will also be a boon to the house
keepers, who for one reason of - an
other are unable to do the work for
themselves. It will turn Into profit
much fruit that goes to waste and give
financial aid to those willing to do the
'. work and bring Into the family who
buy good wholes oms food In place of
the coal-tar dyed poisonous stuff of
Commerce. TJgr-rr.--.j ,
- The woman's exchange of Portland
deserves ths greatest credit for ptrse-
. voting in this rood work through many
years of discouragement, and now that
prosperity begins to dawn upon' It, It
should receive the . most libera pat-
.ronage, for those only who receive the
financial benefit are the worthy con-
signers, and of course ths patrons who
get what thsy pay for. . ;
It Is simply consecrate, service to
those who give, their time and atten
tion to It
Tha N. E. C Qub "
ElecU New OfHcera.
'The New England Conservatory club
elected its new officers Isst week, as
follows: President. Mrs. John IL Hall;
vice-president. Mrs. Edgar B. Piper;
secretary, Mrs. J. M. Berry; treasurer,
Mrs. David B. Mackle; librarian, Mrs.
It. r. Prael.. ,
., f -. tt at at ''
'From a Mother -;' "'t;:
On High School Fraternities.
""To the Committee on Education,
Woman's Club, Portland. Or. While In
vestigating the charges made by Or.
Wise ana the Ore gonitis against ths fra
ternllles snd sororities In ths . High
school you should ,har some of the
faeta regarding these societies, facts
that prove that these societies are by no
mean 'mrindnf the government."
- 1 shall take Dr. Wise's sddress
llrrt. Ma stated: ' 'Traternltles and
sm-orliie in the - Hlghf school are a
alaAraace te eUucatiou." 1a what wax
veas. II SJ - 411 Mt i M .
1 -"" T- ' ' : Sn.- Ish. half Aiiina and wholly sttreo.
Reading From Left to Right, Upper
ealfSjrlva
they are a hindrance he does not say,
unle. his next statement that they
'"make for gossiping, idling, clsss dis
tinctions and Jealousies" Is to be re
garded as explaining the manner in
which h small percentage of High school
students accomplishes so stupendous a
result as "hindering' education. I havs
no figures before jne, but I should say
that the members of all ths fraternities
and sororities do not make up more than
one twentieth Of the entire attendance
1. th eH 1 ghBchooliIfLls harl to see
how so small a number could materially
affect the quality of the education that
is obtained In the High school.
These societies certainly do not havs
time for gossip In their -meetings, which
occur only twice a month, and if some
of ths members gossip outside of meet
Inge so do si great many girls not
members of sororities. In fact gos
siping la much more common among
oldsr women (who are not members of
sororities, as there were no such socie
ties wbsn they were In school) than It
la among these young girls, who are
too Interested In their school life, and
the Ufa about them, and tbelr societies
If you will, to have a great deal of time
for gossiping.
It Is said that fraternity members are
Idle. These facts regarding one of the
High school sororities show how little
Idling their members do. This sorority
has 40 members. Of this number nine
are tsaohsrs la the publie so Wools, -one Is
a kindergarten teacher, 10 are still In
school, three are' married and caring for
their own homes, ons Isvln New York
studying.. music and. two are studying
music here (that is making a thorough
study of it,- not Just playing at It),
five are studying languages, two have
applied for positions ss nurses In the
hospital three are employed in various
posltlonalaaitlng onlynln unemployed,
and each one of these nine Is kept busy
with 'home duties.. Of the ZT sorority
members who are graduates of the High
school 11 or over one third were rtret
honor pupils, "which Is a better showing
than any of the literary societies of the
school can make. This certainly proves
that Idleness aniong sorority girls is not
very great It also disproves the Ch-e-
gonlan's statement that "these societies
destroy t
their members
The fraternities and sororities havs
members from any number of social
classes; the only distinction they draw
Is In favor of respectability. - Wealth,
beauty and social position are no ob
ject in choosing the members, as you
would see for yourself, did you see ths
different "f rat" people., r . ,
As to their "choosing their officers
for their social standing, popularity and
good looks," the names of the-officers
are kept strictly secret, and Dr. Wise
oould certainly have bad no authority
for this statement.
' The teachers In the High school are
fair-minded, sensible men and woman.
and It is an Insult to them, to say they
favor fraternity members. They cer
tainly do not. The fraternity, member
stands on his own-merits, as does every
other High school student.
Ths fact that not one of ths parents
of the fraternity members And obJee-1
tlons to these societies prove they are
not harmful to their members. And
that-elther the principal nor vlce-prin
clpal of ths High school believe them
harmful shows they cannot be harming
the school.
Mr. Reginald Webster, for many years
superintendent of public instruction In
Ban Francisco, founded ths first high
school fraternity on the coast. He felt
such a society would benefit the school,
draw Its members closer together as
well as closer to the school and teach
them something of parliamentary law
Close companionship with a number of
girls and boys is good for any child, and
these societies - give this. Thsy tsnd
to broaden the Interests of Ita members.
When Miss Lou bet was in such want
here In Portland one of the Portland
sororities immediately sent her a sub
scription. Many of the "fret" people
are Interested la the establishment of
a dsy nursery here, and all are Inter
ested In their school.
The editorial In ths Oregonlan was
neither Just nor fair. It Is an Insult
to not only the fraternity members but
to their parents and the school board
ss well. Did the sorority girls "Imitate
the style of the divorce court beauties'
and the boys "sneer at feminine vir
tue" they would havs no right, in -the
schools of this city. Such people are
not to be found meng high school
students. Ths fraternity members, are
quiet, well-behaved boys and girls, their
average being aboyt 17 years or older.
people of their ss sre no longer you as
enough to "roll I hoops -and skip ropes."
Did they do so the Oreganlan would be
the ftrat to criticise.
Dr. Wise edmlts getting most of his
tacts regarding fsatsralUsc from east-
7 .,7".1 i , 511 """ t I 1 1 I IF
Row Rath Field,; Ronald C Clover,
W;-Jones.r Lower Row Frank V. "Orannls,
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ern educators. Conditions In tha east
may be different from. herSvWs cannot
defend 'them. But. here are a crowd of
boys and girls who have done no one
harm, suddenly brought before the pub
lic attention as a "hindrance to educa
tion.' Before you accept such a state
ment, ' weigh the . . matter carefully,
speak to the teachers and the parents
of thess young people-and then I think
you will admit that a mountain has been
made out of a mole hill. , - . ' -
Soma Personal Traits -Of
tha Q. F. W. C. President
The local biennial board has sent out
an Interesting pamphlet with brief de
scriptions of some of the women who
have beeen most prominent at the Bt
Paul convention this week. The sketch
of Mrs. 'Decker, written by Miss Samp
son of Denver, eays in part:
- "The-first thing that Impresses one
about Mrs. Decker, Is hsr sense of
humor. She fairly radiates humor. She
has such a fund of amusing stories
that she can keep a whole room full of
women or men laughing. An experi
ence which many a woman might re
gard as dlsagresable will merely add to
her store of fun. - Like all other people
with thisr sense of humor, she is quite
ready telaugll at herself, and this Is
perhaps - the reason... why . sha does . Dot
blunder, why she never rants, and can
not be described as a "reformer who does
not reform.' ' e
"Mrs. . Decker does not believe that
the woman's club Is for the man-hater.
nor for the reformer. She believes that
the woman's club Is for women, womsn
of all kinds, working women,' women
who are Interested In philanthropy.
mothers who want to learn how to make
better nomea; but, most of aUrfor
women who need to get out of them
selves. Thers , comes a tlms.' " Mrs,
Decker says, 'when a woman's children
pave grown grown out of her - arms.
gone Into -the world,' or perhaps have
passed on into another world. She has
tired of society. She cannot pass the
time with needlework and sad memo
rtes for company. It Is at such times
ail's club safes hsr."''
; at at at
Three Young Women
Carry Off Valuable Priaes. ,
' Through " the generosity ' of Mrs.
unaries A. cummlnga of Boston a
traveling scholarship fund of . IS, 000
has been created, the Income to enable
9ns graduate each year f the -department
of design, school of ' ths Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, to make a brief
tour of study and inspection among!
the schools and museums of foreign
countries. Three money prises havs
also been given by the Howard Walker
Alumni association to enable students
of ths graduating class to make a brief
study of the work of Massachusetts
schools and shopsn The first recipients
of these prises are the Misses Marian
JswettvLtula M. Faxon and Gertrude M.
gopp -
H H H
A Timely Protest
From New York Woman. :;
The International Political Eauality
council of Greater New York, an or
ganisation composed of II clubs, with
a membership -of mors - than -1,000
women has protested against "the
shameful condition of affairs in that
cltv called 'the white slave traffic.'
mo mayor is appeaiea io -to see mat
the police Of the city do thelrduty"ahl
make It safs for honest women to seek
employment without running the risk
of being entrapped and kept by foecw In
vile dens."
Ths protest characterised the "white
lave traffic" as not only a dishonor
to the city, but a source of great danger
to women, vas shown by the mrsterl-
ous disappearance of many respectable
worxing gins.
t H H
A Pure Case ' ' j
Of Poetic Injustice. .
If the Iron did not enter so deenlv
Into the soul ths humorous side of sn
Incident which occurred, on election day
might be appreciated by that vast army
of women poll workers who so modestly
and quietly, by a tiny slip of paper,
asked the men of the city Xo give them
the same privilege they were enjoying.
There stood at one of ths polling pieces
of the north end of the city a frail patri
cian woman with Just enough of the
"sliver threads to- command respect:
plain, modest and unassuming, but with
Ute unmistakable marks ef high breed
Mrs. R. G. Breeden, Clinton H. Med-
Oastena Randalt
ing and intellectual superiority. As she
quietly stepped out and handed one of
her. little white slips to an American
voter of African birth, her political su
perior consigned her to uncomfortable
quarters which he kindly modified by
telling her "she had better be at home at
the wash tub." Gratitude never was
so elastic and this young - negro could
hardly have been expected to remember,
aa many of her co-workers did,- how the
father and mother of this woman stood
he piiblln plwrea nf Hnaftn plugging ,
with the excited mob to help to take
this man's " ancestors .-out of bondage,
how they received the opprobrium and
condemnation of the nation, how they
were held Aip to YtdJcule and social os
tracism and risked their lives and lib
erty In assisting the Slaves by the great
"underground railway." They, ths com
panions of William Lloyd Garrison,
Wendell Phillips, Lucretle Mett and a
score ef others who sacrificed their
money and gave their lives that these
people might have the opportunity to
enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness, and do for them what some
of -our greatest thinkers have come to
consider "the most stupendous mistake
of the nineteenth century." This little
woman no doubt thought of the -mother
who had passed on, with a quiverful
of good and holy deeds for this people
and the venerable father who was walt
lnev. with ears attuned, to receive the
welcome news- f renv-Oregon thatthe-
same liberty was being extended1 to Ore-
gen women that hs had neipea to pro
cure for the defenceless slaves, but she
made no outward sign, and with the
same stoicism that her mother displayed
as she stood and pleaded with the howl
ing mob In the streets of Boston for ths
liberty of this race the daughter stood
from T a. tn. to 1 p. m. and asked for
the liberty of Oregon women, . .
r2 et -at at ' , .
A Large" Army
Of ."Women "Might WorkeraT
Probably few of the sheltered, home-
loving women, careful conservators of
the family income, but not directly
money-getters themselves, have any Idea
of the army of woman who turn night
lnt9 Amy tnr the gakf brea an jbut.
tar for themselves and loved ones.
There are hundreds of women physl
elans, nurses and mldwivas in Chicago
who must respond to the call or ais
tress, regardless of the hour or state of
the weather. Feminine - undertakers'
assistants, too, are coming Into demand
by those who will not turn the lifeless
forms or loved ones over to ths hands
of strange men to prepare f of the last
rest. These women who look after the
sick and the dead and there is a host
of them are ever reedy at the call of
duty, whlcB Is often voiced Through the
telephone.
Newspaper women, though less ex
posed, .often fill evening - assignments
that taks them rar from the office and
bring them back there to type tbelr
copy and turn It in at unseemly hours,
after which an escort may not be avail
able and a cab too expensive. So the
owl oar conveys them home, with only
their- dignity and unmistakably respec
table appearance to be their best pro
tection.
Closely silled to ths latter are the
proofreaders and copyholders who work
in the printing offloesv These women
generally leave their work about I or
I a. m., getting home in the Intense
darkness at or before dawn In the
winter oi in ths early daylight of sum
mer.
Public and private . schools employ
many women teachers who go where
duty calls them, even ir the district is
so bad that several policemen sre de
talled near the schoolhouss to preserve
order. Pupils who study at night are
of more mature age than day attend
ants. -. They, too, comprise .many women
who are .ambitious to better their edu
cation. " . V ; J '" '
Numberless stenographers and type
writers, especially court reporters, labor
until late getting matter ready for the
lawyers to use in court next day.
The telephone company employs a
large staff at ths switchboards, but
they are fairly well protected, ths hours
being arranged more conveniently.
Restaurants give employment to an
army of, waitresses, dishwashers, pantry
women and cashiers who go horns after
midnight ...
Tha stag snd other amusement re
sorts, reputable and otherwise, concert
halls and the like, arrord a livelihood
for many drivan by circumstances . or
enamored by the glamor of the life to
seek employment, ...'
Musicians who play in restaurants, at
concerts or other entertainments form
no small part of the night working con
tingent, -and to go to the other extreme
the large offloe-bulldlngs must be
leaned during tha night by . soruh-
Gossip of the
BdoK World
OR the Soul of Kafael" By
Marah Kills Ryan.--As they
recede farther from us tbo
""Old mission lej'S of Calif orr
nla become more nd more freighted
with romantic 1 and pathstio interest.
One would almost know from the title
of this book that It bad round its in
snlnrtloa . la-Some of these California
days and amidst its sequestered mis
sions and there -Is no mistaking ths
fact, before one gets deep into the story,
that It la- of unusual strengxn ana wiu
rank with the very best that has found
ttg"acBTis of action1 In ti
tWa-fcalf-Span
lvs "Country." "The -plot-ywrnpltoated
an4 is played. Jut by numerous charac
ters ters, who" are more actors In a
drama than character studies, and yet
are all nerfectly human - and natural
rreaturs.The-toryJi almost wholly
one of intrigue and love, with utus or
the latter that is genuine, but ths true
love of tha story is sweet, pure and in
tense what there Is of It. Nor is th
story devoid oi'lhrllllngadventurs
which stimulates and holds ths Interest
of ths reader.
The book teems with religious seal
and superstition and, to these agenclsa
was due the marriage between th beau
tiful . Raquel Estevan and the gay
young libertine. Rafael Arteaga. whoae
mother thought to remove a curs ana
redeem her young scapegrace and at the
sam tTraehol4 him to " JrTrtndUaliri
away from the hated Americanos who
were beginning to put In their appear
ance." On her deathbed she exacted the
most sacred - oath ' from' Raquel, arter
first working her up te a high religious
tension, that "she would stand as a
.guard over th soul of RafasL Her Is
a real bit of human nature. - ' . - .
It is the life of this girl and the
sacredness . of the - vow that make ths
real story; Rafael nevsr rises t the
height of the hero. Th book noias
many beautiful nature descriptions and
the author's evident familiarity with the
scenes and people she writes about Is a
delightful backward glimpse or a de
parting period In American history. The
book itself Is a rare edition with Its
many photographio Illustrations taken
expressly for this purpose by Harold A,
Taylor, and every page has chaste and
delicate marginal decorations designed
by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. "Th cover
design is striking snd appropriate,
a McClurg Co. Pries y.0.
- In response t the widespread specula
tion aa to why she lJrd the soene ef her
new book, "The Wheel of LJfe." in New
York, Miss Ellen Glasgow said: "It laid
Itself there. To my mind the curse- of
American fiction Is the Idea of locality
the writing up of sections. All good
art is universal art has in It tha spirit
of -universality. .. I attempt to make
human nature not-Virginia ny field.'
All for the Love of a. tady" By
Elinor Macartbney Lane. If the writer
had chosen to send her little book out
anonymously ths readers of ."Nancy
Stair" would have had lltU - trouble
placing ths authorship, and not at all
for the- reason that . hers .and there one
finds a familiar name but entirely "from
the pure literary style, th Individ
uality of diction and ths chests at
mosphere which envelopes both stories.
. Liks "Nancy Stair," this is a Scotch
story told with Just a suspicion of a
dialect, but never enough to mar or
retard the interest of the reader. Lady
Iaeult, who inspires the love, of many.
is th daughter of the Duke of Carfrae,
though her parents marriage was only
solemnised by religious and not ( by
legal ceremony, which left a flaw In her
title to the estates. Edward, Duke of
Lorralno, and the Lady Iseult meet
ana tne gran a passion springs up, - it
Is that beautiful, courtly kind which
knows no coquetry, and has that dig
nity of true .love which ths author has
s peculiar faculty for portraying. Into
their lives, however, oomes the villain.
Sir Henry Annesley,' and in the tem
porary absence pi Lorraine works havoo
m tn nearxs ana . noma oi tne ramilr
at Carfrae castle.
The situation. - the - hannlneas and
even the life of the unfortunate Voung
woman are saved , by the opportune
interference of two tiny noblemen,
wards of the old Duke of Carfrae. who
In their infantile Imagination and am
bition were rivals for ths love of Lady
iseuit and were known to their friends
women. : Many of these leave young
children to be put to bed by "little
mothers" of both sexes older brothers
and sisters; for a dead husband, or a
drunken -one, has put .the burden of fill
ing the place of both parents upon ths
weaker. .
Gentle night workers Ays. hundreds
of them,- legitimately snd necessarily
smploysd In every great elty, and
worthy ths respect and protection of all
true men.
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The Two Conventions , ,
Draw Prominent Women. " t - T
"Vew 'York clubwomen very much 're
gretted the absence from th biennial
of Miss Mary Garrett Hayes, chairman
of tha transportation- committee for the
tw i or state reaeration. miss Hays
sailed on May St for Norway, with Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the
International Woman's Buffrage ' asso
ciation, which, will convsns la Copen
hagen In August
Miss Shaw and 'several of the national
equal suffrage officers, who have been
In PortUnd for several months, will so
directly from Oregon to Norway to at
tend Uts eoflvatttiba.
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himself by aa abundant us of slang or
by a grotesque orthography, but almost
wholly by ths- unexpected application
of familiar things originally and humor
ously combined. - He alms at no philoso
phy and teaches no lesson buvthe benefit
that comes from a good -hearty laugh,
and "Sklddoo" is a roar from beginning
to end, and when you get there with
aching sides you hav nothing for your
pains but a good appetite which roi
lows thus inducing digestion. Ths author
this tlms haa, like many another found
his inspiration In th "upper berth," the
eook. the mosquito and several other
stock subjects, but he haa given them
. his wn method of treatment and they
are aa good as new. Over 076.000 of the
John Henry" books hav found their
way to American readers and that there
is no diminution in ineir stsaay sale
speaks volumes for their popularity. O.
W. Dillingham company. J. K. Gill,
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"The Intellectual . Miss Lamb" By
Florence Morse Kingsley. The author
has don another very clever piece of
work, but then when was Mrs. Kingsley
not cleverT She Is probably best known
by her first book. "Titus; A Comrade of
th Cross." wnicn nas been translated
Into nine '' languages, including the
Japanese, and has enjoyed a sals of
mors than 1,000,000 copies In ths Vnltsd
States alone. 1
Because "the Intellectual Miss Lamb"
Is a bewitching bundle of contrarieties
hsr romance or rather her lover's ro
mance makes piquant - reading. Mrs.
Ktngeley-descrlbes her heroine as "a
walking edition of the great Greathead'S
Physiological Psychology,' " or suon
plnk-and-whlta. . curl-shaded cheruble
nrefttness that shs might be character
ised with much aptness ss profound
treatise of "physiology of mind," with
a roee-eolored binding pranked out with
a profusion of gold curlicues and illumi
nated txt -. - - - -
One "Billy." good to look upon, or
manlv character but not dwelling upon
her great Intellectual neigntsi isiis in
TioVe wlthMiss-Xiatiii, so tn course ox
his lovs seems destined to snd In ship
wreck with sit his hopes, until small
William, chubby, lovabls and as wilful
aa most 1-year-olds, quite innocently,
plays the part of reconciling providence.
Mrs. Klna-sler'e previous success in
sures a larga circle of readers for her
latest book, and it is sare to preaioi
an Increase of her popularity through It
The Century company. Price Tt cents. -
Th Log of a Ba Anglr By
Charles F. Holder. Mr. Holder is per
haps ths best known living writer on
American fishing. Angling, by his in
formal defrnltlrtnrTneans ths taking of
fish in a sportsmanlike manner, what
ever the means employed. Some of the
most exoiting adventures in tns book
are with the "grains" or spear, but gen
erally ths rod and reel are used. Mr.
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almost unhard-f fish. Half th book
Is devoted to his experiences In Florida,
and the rest to the California, Texas
and New England coast.
Probably no other book contains so
much exciting adventure with big game
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waters. Including the ray, the grunt,
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the leaping, tuna. Th Interest In it
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men. for th book contain much value-
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-m-VTruth-DexUr" .By Sidney -.MoCalU-,-.
Nearly 100,00 copies of this delightful
story have been sold la the past four
years.' and It bids fair to always hold-
a prominent place In American fiction. .
Truth-Dexter" has been -almost -vniver- -sally
admitted to be th most lovable . ,
woman of modern romance, and in her .
present new dress, with a charming
aerie of pictures by th. talented illus- . -trators
of some-of- Miss -Aloott's most
famous .books, shd will be warmly wel7
corned. Alice Barber Stephens has hap- .
plly caught ths spirit of ths author, and
all who hav read th storyonc. win
wish to see her conception -of Trulli
Dexter' and-- th other characters, as Z!
well as soms of th striking scenes. '
Little, Brown Co. Price ILS0. .
Th Road Builders" By Samuel r
Merwin. -Texas is the seen of Mr. Mer- V
win's new story, which relates thrilling
ly ths construction of a railroad against
great difficulties. The book -.ha th
spirit snd go that characterised Th
Short-Lin War" and "Calumet X.," and
In a way, too,. H typifies th welding? .
of ths extremities of th continent by .
rail and th push westward that charac
terised th last half of th nineteenth
century. Th fight la waged In Wall ,
street and In the offices of th various
railroads, as well aa on th stretch of
100 miles over, which ths hero Is striving
to build the connecting link. Into this
highly dramatic breesy outdoor story. . '
are woven several novel and significant
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Thin Id ll1 aii.itln- "
Emery Dye la recognised aa the leading
authority on all matters concerning th
discovery 'snd settlement of th North
western part of our country. A more '
unique and valuable contribution to -
American literature than The Conquest1
does not exist, and it Is very Interesting
to note that this story, although pub .
llshed about three years ago, has been,
for the last year ths besrselHng book 4n
Oregon.- Messrs. A C McClurg ss Co, "ZZ
hav much pleasure In announcing that
tney now nave another MS. by Mrs. .
Dye, which will probably be published
under th title of "Ranald McDonald."
Harry StillwelV Edwards' discussion
of Th Negro and th South" Is on ef
th Important features of th J una Cim '
turf; Certainly his dellshtful story
Th Two Runaways" proved that h
has an unusually lntlmats and syrape . '
tbetio understanding of th negro char
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A reviewer aptly styled Edgar Saltus
"the-BeTnarff Shaw-' of America." aa
there is no living American- writer who ,
can describe with mor graph lo power .,
or intimate knowledge the life of tha
ultra-fashionable set than he. His
stories are artistic, clever and bril
liantly told. His latest novel, announced
for immediate publication by ths -Lip- . .
ptnoott's is ths story of a rich youne :
New York clubman, who wlf and '
child mystsrtously disappear, leaving no . .
clue as to their whereabouts. Ths love .
story In which this disappearance Is In
volved and which affords complications
that maka ths mystery peculiarly baf
fling, is. by all odds, th most extraor
dinary nd Intensely interesting of Mr.
Saltus novels. - -. . j
Miss Marguerite Merlna-ton's drama
tlxatlon of "Cranford," easily prepared '
and acted ,"Ba been a favorite with high -. -schools
for benefit perf ormanees sine '
ths Ban Francisco disaster. - -
t-
What is probably -Ran Francisco's
first order for books sine' th earth- '.
quaks and fir Is reported by -Fox. Duf-'
m at co. - Ths voium srwen ted in
"Successful Houses," by Oliver Coleman,
and "One Hundred Best Houses." n-
other evidence that 'Frisco Is going to
rebuild. . . . v . , ! , ...
The spring announcements of Georg
W. Jacobs at Co., Philadelphia, Include a,
"Life ef Frederick Douglass," by Booker
Washington; Ths Battles of Labor." by
mtaslonef of tabor; Tha Literary HI
mlssioner of Labor; Ths Literary His-
tory of Philadelphia," by Ellis P. Ober- -holtser;
and "Th Ramble of all Idler,
by Dr. cnaries u. Abbott , , . . .
Notwithstanding th bulk and Hterarv
attractiveness of th many standard
magasln. there Is - Somethlnsr that
strongly sppeals to th wee tern reader
In the little monthly publication named
The westsrnsr," published at Seattle.
It has the stmosphers and color of th
wst It 1 an appeal Tor the hills, and
plains, and forests. The stories have
unfailing interest for ths lover of Pa.
c1flctaorthwst conditions snd people.
Ths iast Roundup, a story of tha
Horss Heaven country by th editor,
Edgar It- Hampton, la a delightful ntr
rati, exceptionally well dan. .
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